Queensland's most promising sprinter Chakvetadze is unlikely to earn a chance at Group One glory until next year after being ruled out of the spring.The Toowoomba mare earned a shot at this year's Group One Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm in June after maintaining her unblemished record with her sixth straight win in the Group Three Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) in May.The win convinced trainer Michael Nolan to raise the bar with Chakvetadze to the $1 million Stradbroke and Group One Wint

Queensland's most promising sprinter Chakvetadze is unlikely to earn a chance at Group One glory until next year after being ruled out of the spring.

The Toowoomba mare earned a shot at this year's Group One Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm in June after maintaining her unblemished record with her sixth straight win in the Group Three Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) in May.

The win convinced trainer Michael Nolan to raise the bar with Chakvetadze to the $1 million Stradbroke and Group One Winter Stakes (1400m).

However, the unfashionably bred Chakvetadze missed both sprints after hurting herself while working on the sand track at Toowoomba prior to the Group Three BTC Classic (1350m) at Doomben in May.

The injury to her fetlock was not serious but was in an awkward area which prompted Nolan not to take any risks with her.

"The plan was to give her three months out in the paddock and then get her leg scanned before deciding her future," Nolan said.

"She's been in the paddock for two months now so she's still got another month to go.

"I'm in no hurry to bring her back into work and I'll be guided by what the vet says after the leg is scanned again.

"It wasn't a serious injury and we could have gone on with her in the winter but we didn't want to take any unnecessary risks."

Nolan doubted Chakvetadze would return to work in time for the latter part of the spring carnival in Melbourne.

"The spring is highly unlikely now," he said.

"If she was to be aimed for any part of the spring she'd have to be in work now and up to the trialling stage.

"Hopefully she'll be back in time for the Doomben triple crown series in the summer and then she can go for a break again and return for the winter races in Brisbane.

"I doubt she'll go to Sydney for the autumn races."

Meanwhile Gold Coast trainer Alan Bailey also has ruled out a spring campaign for exciting staying prospect Saint Minerva.

A daughter of Galileo, Saint Minerva trounced her rivals by six lengths on a slow track in the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) at Eagle Farm in June.

The ease of her win tempted Bailey to have a shot at the Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) but he resisted and sent her for a spell to prepare for a spring campaign in the south.

Bailey also has since decided to keep her in the paddock and will dodge the major Cups races interstate.

"She's only a tiny thing so I'm going to extend her spell for a while and miss the spring," Bailey said.

"Hopefully the longer time out will give her more time to develop."